Author: Soccerhuz
The game which is put together in honour of former Chelsea striker and manager, Gianluca Vialli is slated for Stamford Bridge on September 9. Mikel’s former teammate, Ramirez was also added to the team on Thursday. The duo, integral to the Blues maiden conquest of Europe’s biggest prize, will join fellow 2012 heroes John Terry, Florent Malouda, Salomon Kalou and Michael Essien, as well as manager Roberto Di Matteo, for the game in honour of Gianluca Vialli. Other former players confirmed to be taking part include Gianfranco Zola, Claude Makelele, Carlo Cudicini, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Frank Leboeuf. It promises to…
The Belgian is still a free agent after leaving Real Madrid earlier in the summer and there have been suggestions that Hazard could retire due to his persistent injury issues. We are told, however, that the feeling at Crystal Palace is quite different. Eagles boss Steve Parish believes that the 32-year-old still has something to offer, commercially and on the pitch. Head coach Roy Hodgson is also said to be keen for the move to happen. At this stage in his career, this would not be a grand comeback to the Premier League, but more of a last hurrah. Hazard…
Liverpool were seriously interested in signing Gabri Veiga and even made an offer to hire his services. However, he is set to complete a shock move to the Middle East. Back in June, the Reds offered the Spaniard a contract worth 5 million euros per year (via Corriere del Mezzogiorno). The Celta Vigo midfielder was also on the radar of Napoli, and less than a week ago, Fabrizio Romano revealed the Italian champions agreed a deal worth £30.8m (36 million euros) to sign him. In a shocking turn of events, the famous transfer expert confirmed today that Veiga is now headed to…
Liverpool look like their midfield business could be don but another big issue in Jurgen Klopp’s squad is at centre-back where the German coach wants another for the left side. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are undisputedly Liverpool’s main centre-back pairing for the season but the quality behind that duo is hit-and-miss. Klopp wants another top left-sided central defender to add to his squad and this week the Merseyside club have been linked with Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapie, reports talkSPORT. According to Ben Jacobs, Hincapie would love a move to the Premier League and could be available this summer for just…
Mauricio Pochettino couldn’t resist making a playful ‘dig’ at his Liverpool counterpart Jürgen Klopp after Chelsea secured the signing of Brighton midfielder Moisés Caicedo, although any undertones to the reference may well have been inadvertent. The Blues splashed out a British record transfer fee of $145m (£115m/€145m) — including $19m (£15m/€19m) in add-ons — to bring the Ecuador international to Stamford Bridge. The deal came after Liverpool had a bid of $140m (£111m/€140m) accepted by Brighton for the 21-year-old, only to be beaten by its Premier League rival. Chelsea’s summer spending spree has exceeded $379m (£300m/€379m) with the arrivals of…
While the midfield rebuild has dominated discussions around Liverpool’s summer transfer business so far, the lack of defensive reinforcements is a major cause for concern. With next week’s transfer deadline looming large, it’s fair to say that Liverpool still have some significant work to do if this window is to be considered an overall success. Despite the surprise signing of Wataru Endo from Stuttgart last week, there remains an obvious need for one more high calibre midfielder, ideally of a younger age – whether it be a specialist number six or a more versatile, multi-functional type. It remains to be…
With a week to go in the transfer window and three days ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League match against Saudi Arabia-owned Newcastle United, a flurry of stories broke via The Athletic claiming that Saudi Arabia-owned Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad wanted to sign Mohamed Salah this summer. Liverpool’s response, delivered via press briefing to every just about every club-connected journalist, amounted to el oh el fuck off. Which, given the time left in the transfer window, Salah’s importance to the side, and that the player is still going strong at age 31 is both the reasonable and expected response. Reasonable and expected…
Mohamed Salah is not for sale – despite fanciful speculation of a “massive” Saudi bid. Liverpool will simply not even entertain any approaches for their star striker, who has joined the ranks of the club’s all time greats with his spectacular scoring record over the past six years at Anfield. Reports from the Middle East suggest that Al-Ittihad, the Saudi Pro League big spenders who tempted Fabinho away from Liverpool with a massive contract offer, want to do the same with Salah. And there has even been speculation that the club are engaged in informal talks with the Anfield hierarchy…
Liverpool will reject any offers for Mohamed Salah, sources have told ESPN, following attempts by Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad to make the forward the latest star player to move to the Saudi Pro League (SPL). Salah, 31, has emerged as a target for Al Ittihad, who want the Egypt international to form a strike partnership with former Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema at the Jeddah-based team. Fabinho, Salah’s former Liverpool teammate, left Liverpool for Al Ittihad in a deal worth £40 million ($50.5m) last month and sources have told ESPN the Saudi club are prepared to pay a huge…
SportsZone are reporting that Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah (31) has agreed personal terms with PIF-funded Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. The free-scoring left-footed striker would reportedly put pen to paper over a three-year contract worth $240m in total. Salah is currently tied to Jürgen Klopp’s side with a contract set to expire in 2025 since a contract extension he signed last year. SportsZone broke the news this morning that Al-Ittihad are increasingly confident of landing the 31-year-old and having him link up with N’Golo Kanté and Karim Benzema. The outlet goes as far as saying that Liverpool and the Jeddah-based club have entered into…